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DesignTimeData::CreateSampleDataTable Method (IEnumerable)

Creates a sample DataTable object with the same schema as the provided data.

Namespace:  System.Web.UI.Design
Assembly:  System.Design (in System.Design.dll)

public:
static DataTable^ CreateSampleDataTable(
	IEnumerable^ referenceData
)

Parameters

referenceData
Type: System.Collections::IEnumerable
A data source with the desired schema to use as the format for the sample DataTable object.

Return Value

Type: System.Data::DataTable
A DataTable object that contains columns with the same names and data types as the provided referenceData.

The data types that can be created are the primitive types, such as number, string, and date types. Any other types are replaced by columns of type String. The calling designer component can call the GetDesignTimeDataSource method to add rows of data to the resulting table.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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